California Republican Senate nominee Carly Fiorina, hospitalized for a post-surgical infection, will remain in the hospital overnight but plans to be back on the campaign trail later in the week, her campaign said Tuesday evening.

"The doctors tending to her care will observe her overnight and are taking every precaution to ensure that she can return to her busy campaign schedule," Fiorina's chief of staff, Deborah Bowker, said in a statement.

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Former Hewlett Packard CEO Fiorina, 56, was hospitalized Tuesday morning to receive antibiotic treatment for an infection related to post-breast-cancer reconstructive surgery. The illness forced her to cancel campaign events at a crucial time in her tough contest against Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer.

Diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2009, Fiorina has been in remission since receiving surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatment last year. In July, she underwent reconstructive surgery.

"Carly is thankful for all of the prayers and encouragement she has received today from family, friends and supporters," Bowker said. "She is anxious to get back on the campaign trail later this week and is very much looking forward to a victory on November 2."

Texas Sen. John Cornyn, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, also sent well-wishes. “It was apparent during her triumphant battle against breast cancer that Carly is a fighter, and I have no doubt that she will be back on the campaign trail very soon,” Cornyn said in a statement. “In the interim I hope Californians will join me and Sandy in keeping Carly in our thoughts and prayers.”

Readers' Comments (106)

God speed your recovery and may God give the citizens of CA enough common sense to replace Senator Boxer Call Me Senator with a competent woman with a business head on her shoulders. Your state is falling into the ocean and we would hate to lose you.

Carly Fiorina is a class act and would make an excellent Senator. It is a shame that the biggest special interest in California, the state and fed unions, will make the difference in this close election...to the benefit of the less classy current Senator.

Oh well. the GOP has Christine O'Donnell, the Democrats have Barbara Boxer.....

"Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, 'Thank God, I'm still alive.'But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again."

Hey Carly, I hope you get well. It must be great having the peace of mind, knowing that you have high-quality health insurance to pay for such a sudden diagnosis. I just hope that the other 30,000 people you laid off from HP (before you walked away with $100 million) are able to keep up with their expensive Cobra payments, so that if they developed breast cancer, they too would be covered, at least minimally. :(

Hey Carly, I hope you get well. It must be great to have quality health insurance to pay for such a sudden diagnosis. I just hope that the other 30,000 people you laid off from HP (before you walked away with $100 million) are able to keep up with their expensive Cobra payments, so that if they developed breast cancer, they too would be covered, at least minimally. :(

Why don't we get Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell on the horn to give us their opinion of what exactly God is punishing by having done this to. That will give us good christian guidance on exactly what to attack her for, as is the way of The Lord obviously and most social conservatives by extension.

Patrick Garner said:"I hope I'm wrong but this reeks of a last-minute ploy for votes. I hope the people of CA are as cynical as I am and don't vote for Fiona because of her breast cancer." I couldn't agree more, with all the BS coming from teabaggers accusing victims who happen to be democrats of staging their own attacks, it is entirely fair to question if this wasnt staged for Ms. Fiorina's benefit. She is not above misleading people if it is to her advantage, as was part of the reason for her ouster at HP. If those baggers are going to claim that the woman who was brutally attacked hired someone to stomp her head in, they would have to be complete hypocrites to pretend their side is incapable of doing wrong, that is just plain dumb and a little psychopathic. How do you spell double standard? R-E-T-H-U-G-L-I-C-A-N.